Tariff Board to Probe Gasoline Duty in Canada
Ottawa seeks a tariff board hearing in Regina on reducing duties on crude petroleum and oil products. The move follows a Saskatchewan co operative associations request and a June 1934 Regina conference urging free entry of petroleum products. Representatives aim to present arguments for lower crude oil and product tariffs.
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Ottawa
Tariff Board
E. N. Kirstes
Gawline
Co-Operative Associations of
Saskatchewan
Co-Operative Trading Associations
Regina
Canada
R. B. Bennett
Conference of Co-Operative Trading Associations
Co-Operative
Drop In Estimates Ottawa Finance Minister Tables New Year Budget
The main estimates show a $931,068 drop from last year. Appropriations for the coming year total $251,969.44 million against last year's $2352,091,012. Major rises include $4,259,440 for public works and $723,000 for aviation, offset by debt interest cuts. Public works funds allocate provincial building and harbor projects across Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with various sums for buildings harbors rivers and other infrastructure.
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Ottawa
E. N. Phodes
House of Commons
Royal Canadian Air Force
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Brakeman Acquitted in Dundas Train Tragedy Case
Edward Lynch a CNR brakeman was found not guilty of manslaughter by a Hamilton jury after a 3 hour 45 minute deliberation. The Christmas night wreck at Dundas killed 15 people and Justice Makins discharged Lynch hoping the outcome does not spoil his future happiness and usefulness in life.
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Lynch
Dundas
Makins
Hudson Bay Railway Capital Expenditures Cut for 1935
Ottawa forecast shows Hudson Bay railway and terminal capital outlays dropping to 302000 dollars for 1935 36 from 67660 dollars spent in 1934 35 as tabled in the Commons. Adjustments reflect lower project costs and revised plans.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Widen Fruit Act Adopted by Winnipeg Convention
Proposal to widen the Dominion Fruit Act to regulate growers marketing their own fruit and intra provincial distributors was adopted by the annual convention of the Canadian Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers’ Association
Farmers Must Keen Promise Edmonton
Justice A F Ewing told Edmonton’s Farmers Creditors Arrangement review board that debtor pledges to pay on a third crop basis or other fractions must be kept or face theft charges. He warned future debt adjustment orders must be followed or risk bankruptcy, citing several cases where debtors failed to honor contracts. He stressed preserving creditors’ trust as essential regardless of circumstances.
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Edmonton
Justice A. F. Ewing
Farmers
Relief Funds Boost Saskatchewan Grough Areas
Ottawa approves an additional 1,250,000 for relief in Saskatchewan grough regions by an order in council dated January 22, based on a January 17 federal administrator report. The same order provides 75,000 for relief to permanent residents of Canadian national parks in immediate need.
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Ottawa
Grough
Saskatchewan
House of Commons
Plan to Restore Half of Civil Service Pay Cuts
Ottawa reports the House of Commons will consider a measure to restore one half of the civil service salary deductions from April 1. Finance Minister E N Rhodes says estimates are prepared with a 10 percent cut for those earning over 1000 dollars yearly and restoration aims to begin as revenue allows. The government notes reductions have caused some hardship but hopes for early full restoration.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
E. N. Rhodes
Senate Debates Short in Ottawa Adopts Address
The senate approved the address in reply to the throne speech with little dissent in one of the briefest debates in a decade. Adjournment was set to February 5 as Meighen urged forward action and discussed social legislation and the burden on taxpayers.
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Ottawa
Senate
Arthur Meighen
Edmonton Survey of Buildings by Civic Departments
The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce passes a resolution urging a citywide survey of all buildings. Assessors engineers health and fire inspectors would identify structures failing to meet the Construction Council of Canada standard.
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Edmonton
Construction Council of Canada
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Council
Kingston Students Split on Defence and War prep
Queen's University students favor bearing arms for Canada in war and are split on defending other nations. A quick questionnaire shows most voters support Canada joining the League of Nations.
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Kingston Queen's University
Canada
League of Nations
Saskatchewan Loan Renewal By Ottawa Increases Year End
The Dominion treasury renewed a 500000 loan to Saskatchewan dated Jan 24 1934 and maturing Jan 30. The renewal for one year requires the province to deposit new 4 percent treasury bills with the federal government and pay interest on maturing bills. An order-in-council also allows treasury bills to cover 65968 interest due on existing deposits.
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Ottawa
Dominion Treasury
Saskatchewan
Treasury
House of Commons
Dominion
Beveridge Report Recommends Dole for Farm Workers
A unanimous Beveridge committee report to the cabinet proposes bringing 750,000 British farm workers under unemployment dole. The statutory committee under the 1934 Unemployment Insurance Act, chaired by Sir William Beveridge, was tasked with agricultural unemployment insurance.
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London
Dole
William Beveridge
Will Make Report Soon Ottawa
The royal commission on mass buying aims to finish evidence and report to the house soon as possible, Premier R. B. Bennett told the House of Commons. He said the government would not influence the commission and supports timely legislation once the report is ready.
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Ottawa
Royal Commission On Mass Buying
House &S
Posible
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Misckenzie Kng
Cooperative publicity drive to spread farming co operation
The United Farmers of Alberta in Calgary plan a large publicity campaign to promote industrial technique and cooperative marketing. The UFA executive board approved plans and elected J. K. Sutherland, G EO Church, and J. E. Brown to the board with Sutherland joining the cooperative committee.
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United Farmers of Alberta
Calgary
Alberta
U.F.A. Executive Board
J. K. Sutherland
Hanna
Geo. E Church
Balzac
J. E. Brown
Castor
Co-Operative Committee
Western Canada Fairs elects new officers at Winnipeg meeting
Irwin Dean of Estevan Sask was elected president of the Western Canada Fairs Association at the annual meeting in Winnipeg J Kk Gunne of Dauphin Man was named first vice president H F Hedley of Melfort Sask became second vice president S E Heckbert of Vermilion Alta was named third vice president and Keith Stewart of Portage la Prairie Man was elected secretary treasurer.
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Winnipeg
Irwin Dean
Estevan
Sask
Western Canada Fairs Association
J. Kk. Gunne
Dauphin
Man
H. F
Hedley
Melfort
S. E. Heckbert
Vermilion
Alta
Keith Stewart
Portage la Prairie
Seven Directors Elected for Bank of Canada
Seven directors for the Bank of Canada were elected at a general shareholders meeting. Winners include William K. McKean Halifax and Robert A. Wright Drinkwater for Category A, William D. Black Hamilton and Robert J. Magor Montreal for Category B, and Joseph Beaubien Montreal Thomas Bradshaw Toronto and W C Woodward Vancouver for Category C. The first annual meeting is set for February 1936, with functioning pending license from the finance minister. Directors will be paid 150 per meeting plus travel, and one director will join the executive board with 590 per meeting.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Canada
Wiliam K. McKean
Halifax
Robert A. Wright
Drinkwater
Sask
William D. Black
Hamilton
Robert J. Magor
Montreal
Joseph Beaubien
Thomas Bradshaw
Toronto
W. C. Woodward
Vancouver
Towers
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Throne Speech Passes House Without Debate
In Ottawa the address in reply to the throne passed the House of Commons with no opposition as Liberals Progressives and Conservatives united in support. The session featured debate by Progressive members on socializing production and a housing build project promoted by Cons. T. L. Church and M. Coote urged mortgage relief and local authority led building plans with a national housing commission dismissed as waste.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
James Bowman
House
T. L. Church
Cons
Toronto East
Church
Mr. Church
National Housing Commission
George Coote
United Farmer
Macleod
Canada
M. Coote
Uniform food allowances to start province wide
Ontario will implement uniform food allowances under a new public welfare policy announced by Minister David A. Croll. Most municipalities will see increases, Toronto township is among those with reductions, and a family of four will receive 5.25 dollars weekly with up to one third of the monthly allowance earned without deduction.
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Toronto
Ontario
David A. Croll
Croll
Toronto Township
Weather observation flights and a Fargo strike report
A weather observation flight by Pilot North Lawle from Edmonton revealed temperatures rising from 10 below zero at takeoff to 30 above at 3 000 feet. In Fargo and Moorhead about 20 below zero persisted as 304 truck drivers walked off, threatening coal deliveries. strikers demand union recognition seniority rights a recognition board and reinstatement of two drivers.
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Edmonton
Zerce
North Lawle
Sawle
Fargo
Moorhead
Board of Arbitration
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British Columbia
Foward Lynch
Ut Bay
N. U
Raoul Dandurand
J. P. B. Casgrain
Meighen
Survey of Buildings
Prince of Wales
Wood
Wuhu
Anhwei Province
China
John C. Stam
United States
South Anhwei
Ching Weichow
Leopold
Astrid
Belgium
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Mass Buying Commission
Western Canada
Central Bank
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